Ahhh... Yeah... A bank holiday Monday! In the UK that usually means a wet and cold day where you either try and catch up on the laundry, gardening or guilt moves you to do the latest attractions with the kids... My problem is that I'm not good at planning ahead. What I've learned is the fun rarely happens spontaneously, you've got to invest some thought and forward planning to get the most out of a day off. I've learned to keep a 'bank' of wet day options in my noggin so they're there to draw from when wet day boredom looms. One of my fav's is making a fort with the living room furniture another is a mucky walk with a prize going to the one who splashes the hugest splash followed by cheese on toast in front of a fire...
It's good to keep a spiritual 'bank' too because life will also have many spiritually wet days. Days which feel dull and empty and you don't really know how to fill them to the glory of God. We do life in ordinariness but the Holy Spirit can be our inspiration, our ideas person, the catalyst for turning a wet day into a tropical holiday where the rug in the front room becomes a magic carpet! With the Holy Spirit in the mix the uninteresting can become wonderful but just like children it may require creative and open minded thinking. So how do we invest in our spiritual bank account? The good news is it's simple... write stuff down, journal God's past faithfulness, His thoughts and prophetic words to you so you can go back and remind yourself. Highlight and date scripture to make it easier to find when your feeling dull and stay around other believer's who'll not only help keep you sharp and real but if you're really lucky might stomp around in a few puddles with you just for fun!
love Ruth x
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